Arsenal Thread 2013/14

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GunnerGer said:
4th place.....you not think we might sneak 3rd?!
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Wenger should be sacked if you finish below 3rd this season. My criticism of Arsenal was always that they simply didn't have a decent spine to the side from back to front.

But Szczesny has improved tremendously, Mertesacker & Koscielny have formed a great partnership, Flamini has done a good job in front back four, the youngsters have made the grade and your midfield & forwards are scoring. But you've got four tough away games to come and given that you've not won the two up in Manchester, how you do in those could well determine where you finish. Unless you screw up spectacularly then I can't see Everton or Spurs catching you.
 
I reckon the top 3 will be

1. Chelsea
2. City
3. Arsenal

Unless Arsenal sign a striker I can't see them winning it but anything could happen and I think there won't be much more than 6 points between all three sides.
 
They only need a striker really now. They have a great midfield and defence. Maybe some cover for their CBs. They also seem to be leading the race for Draxler too! Him and someone like Costa or Martinez would make them a considerable force.
 
r.soleofsalford said:
GunnerGer said:
Ooft, not been on for a few days guys, not sure if its safe to make an appearance after reading the last few pages! :-)

Anyway, how are we all? Not much has changed, all 3 teams at the top getting the results they needed at the weekend, this will defo be tight at least until the tough double header in February Arsenal have against Utd and Liverpool.

I'm hoping for Utd to get a draw in this weekends game, but I highly doubt. Isn't it just like Chelsea to play Utd when they don't have Van Persie or Rooney. Could have done with them playing Hull after they signed Jelavic and Long as well.

Speaking of Chelsea, I'm sorry to admit to you guys that in my league winners swingometer, the pendulum has Chelsea as slight favourites at the moment. Some of you might like the fact that someone hasn't said its City's to lose or any other phrase that's been banded about recently. I just think looking at the remaining fixtures they could have the edge, Matic could give them a boost as well.

1 date stands out for me more than most though, its not the game for them at the Tihad, its not the game against us at Stamford Bridge, for me, Liverpool v Chelsea, 3rd last game of the season. Wouldn't it be ironic for a Chelsea team under Mourinho to 'lose' the league at Anfield?!!

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The 49ers said:
I wouldn't lose sleep about us winning the league.

Sitting on top the league in January and instead of strengthening properly, we are now going to have to swallow the bitter f**king pill of no proper investment in the team.

Ozil was a mistake. Madrid snatched the money out of their hands before they realised what they'd agreed to.

Normal service is resumed.

We are going to settle for the joy that is f**king 4th place AGAIN.

Inter are bidding 13million euros for Morata and we are getting George N-f**kng- Tep a Ligue 2 striker, that's barely championship level.

http://news.arseblog.com/2014/01/french-press-ntep-to-arsenal-is-very-close/

For all I know he could be the next Henry but if he was he wouldn't still be in Ligue 2 at 22. More likely he's the next great sh*te hope to come out of Auxerre since Stephan Guivarch......remember how crap he was.
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4th place.....you not think we might sneak 3rd?!
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i dont know about you but i keep wondering who will blink first between you, us and them. everytime we beat a team you and chelsea are still there
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The Xmas and New Year period has definitely felt like that. I feel we need a gap going into February / March to have any chance, and I look at the away games hoping that points are dropped but we've all been very consistent over this period. It really would be terrible tense and exciting if 3 teams could stay all the way to the final weeks, I can't really remember that happening before!

As The 49ers has said though, it might well be your firepower up front that sees City pull away. I think any of your front 3 just now would be first choice starter for both us and Chelsea. That's not me trying to downplay our chances, that's a fact that most nuutrals would agree with. In fact, Jovetic aside because of injuries, its actually great credit to City how well all there recent forwards purchased have performed, and shows good decisions in the market, in terms of that area anyway.

As for us, I'm intrigued by our situation. Lots of talk of N'Tep, but is paying £7M for a Fench 2nd division what we need? We've a few squad players like that of similar age, Joel Campbell doing well at Olympiakos, Sanogo etc?
It's the same with this Draxler situation. No one knows what Wenger is thinking, will he go for him again? Is he thinking about converting him RVP style to a forward? Would it not be better to spend that money on a player who is already an out and out forward if he is?

Sometimes we seem to shoehorn players into positions instead of saying 'Right, we need a striker, lets buy the best striker available that we can afford'!
 
there's no point forecasting results based on games to come; pressure does weird things to good teams and seemingly easy games suddenly become very tough

how arsenal react having not been in the situation for so long will be interesting, it may suit them to be chasing rather than being there to be shot at

march and april are when we'll find out, games at the moment are light sparring
 
City Raider said:
there's no point forecasting results based on games to come; pressure does weird things to good teams and seemingly easy games suddenly become very tough

how arsenal react having not been in the situation for so long will be interesting, it may suit them to be chasing rather than being there to be shot at

march and april are when we'll find out, games at the moment are light sparring
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A lot of people were saying at the start of the season that Arsenal would fall off at christmas. Well, they're still here! Now i really do wonder if they actually will make it to the finish line. As you said though, there is absolutely no point in forecasting results as anything can happen in any game because this is the Premier League.
 
The_Mo said:
City Raider said:
there's no point forecasting results based on games to come; pressure does weird things to good teams and seemingly easy games suddenly become very tough

how arsenal react having not been in the situation for so long will be interesting, it may suit them to be chasing rather than being there to be shot at

march and april are when we'll find out, games at the moment are light sparring
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A lot of people were saying at the start of the season that Arsenal would fall off at christmas. Well, they're still here! Now i really do wonder if they actually will make it to the finish line. As you said though, there is absolutely no point in forecasting results as anything can happen in any game because this is the Premier League.
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They've got a tough run of away games from now to mid-April. If they're going to drop off the pace it's going to be in those you'd imagine.
 
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